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Future Forward - your career forward
Are you ready to take the next step in your professional journey?
Whether you鈥檙e exploring career options, building your network, or deciding between academia and the private sector鈥攚e鈥檝e got you covered!
Future Forward is a brand-new initiative鈥攁n intimate networking event featuring SFU alumni and industry leaders.
- Connect with leaders from a range of fields eager to share insights on hiring trends and career pathways for HQPs.
- Practice your networking skills in a facilitated and guided way.
- Engage in thought-provoking roundtable discussions.
- Connect with peers from different disciplines.
This event features a welcome from the organizers, roundtable discussions (with industry leaders, alumni, grad students and postdoctoral fellows), open networking, as well as the opportunity to connect with peers over dinner, dessert and beverages.
CONFIRMED INDUSTRY LEADERS
Leaders from the following organizations will be in attendance:
- (Engineering/Research/Entrepreneurship) - Dr. Siamak Arzanpour, Co-founder CEO / SFU Professor
- (Sustainability/Innovation) - Rebekah Mahaffey, Executive Director / SFU Adjunct Professor
- (Public Health/Research) - Dr. Kate Keetch, Director
- (Social Innovation/Sustainability) - Erin Nichols, Senior Project Manager
- (Creative industries/Research Storytelling) - Karin Watson, Director of Business Operations
- (Science/Conservation) - Misty MacDuffee, Biologist and Program Director
- (Life Sciences/Innovation) - Dr. Jan Hendrikx, Manager of Collaborations and IP
Event Details:
馃搮 Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
鈴 Time: 17:30 - 20:00 pm
馃搷 Location: , SFU Burnaby Campus
馃挷 Ticket Cost: $7.00 + service fees ($8.40 total) - includes buffet dinner and drinks
* Tickets are limited! (we can accommodate 8~10 postdoctoral fellows)
Event Schedule At-A-Glance
17:30 鈥 17:40 |
馃師锔 Arrival & Registration |
17:45 鈥 17:50 |
馃帳 Welcome Remarks |
17:50 鈥 18:20 |
馃嵔锔 Dinner |
18:25 鈥 19:35 |
馃挰 Roundtable Discussions |
19:40鈥 ~20:00 |
馃 Open Networking |
Please connect with Charity Slobod (grad_prod@sfu.ca) for any issues with ticketing or futher details on the programming